[newsoftheday]

> a cost that a (somewhat wealthy) hobbyist can afford

$20,000 is a lot to drop on a hobby. We're probably talking less than 10%, maybe less than 5% of all hobbyists could afford that.

[charcircuit]

You can rent computer from someone else to majorly reduce the spend. If you just pay for tokens it will be cheaper than buying the entire computer outright.

[xboxnolifes]

Up front, yeah. But people with hobbies on the more expensive end can definitely put out 4k a year. Im thinking like people who have a workshop and like to buy new tools and start projects.